Sermon notes:
Life is like an unweeded field (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)
I. Why the opposition to Jesus?
A. Not all ______________ is good (Matthew 13:4-7).
B. Not all ______________ is good (v.25).
1. Darnel is poisonous and resembles wheat.
2. In literature, it symbolizes subversion and treachery.
C. “Wherever the Lord plants His church, the devil builds a _________________” (Martin Luther)
II. The response of the church.
A. Our vocation is not: ___________________ those who commit lawlessness (vv.28b-29a; John 18:11).
B. Our vocation is: _______________________________ (v.30; 1 Samuel 17:47).
III. The response of the Master.
A. He ________________ the wheat (v.29).
B. He ________________ the darnel (vv.30; 2 Peter 3:9).
IV. Takeaways:
A. The inevitable question: _________________________________________?
B. We are sons of the kingdom, not _________________ (v.38).
C. We will outlast this unweeded world because we have ______________________________ (v.41; Jeremiah 23:5; 29:11).